Decorative device



June 5, 1934, E. J. CHERRY 1,961,816

DECORATIVE DEVICE Filed Aug. 18, 1933 I NVE N TOR 11 Zdz'ih J Cherry BY 5 W4 A TTO RNEYS Patented June 5, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

The present invention relates to a decorative device. In the decoration of greeting cards and other devices it is desirable to lend to such decoration where possible. the appearance of novelty and individual creation by an artist.

An object of the present invention is to make an improved decorative device.

In order to attain this object, there is provided, in accordance with one feature of the invention, a plurality of disks of helically coiled strips of paper, or other suitable material, of selected colors arranged either with or Without a supporting decorative motif upon a background surface to be decorated, said disks being fixedly secured to said background surface.

These and other features of the invention will be more fully brought out in the following description and the accompanying drawing, wherem:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a card with disks embodying the present invention superposed upon a painted or printed design element.

Figure 2 is a similar View of a card with disks embodying the invention upon a cloth or paper design element.

Figure 3 shows one method of rolling a sheet of material from which the decorative disks are cut.

Figure 4 shows one method of slicing the disks from the roll shown in Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a view of a place card decorated in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, a sheet or sheets of material 1, such as tissue or crepe paper, is rolled as shown in Figure 3. If desired, one color of paper may be used for the center 2 of the roll and other colors of paper may be used for the outer portion 3 thereof.

When the roll is completed, the edge 5 of the outer sheet is preferably sealed with a suitable adhesive to the body of the roll to secure the material against unrolling.

The roll thus formed is then cut into slices on a plane transversely of the axis of the roll, as shown in Figure 4 to form a plurality of disks 6.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 1 the representation 7 of the petals of a flower is painted on a card 8 and a plurality of the disks 6 are adhesively secured to the face of the card, being grouped in the center of the painted petals of the flower to represent the center of the flower.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 2 the representation of a bouquet support 9 is cut to the shape shown from chiffon, crepe paper, or other suitable material, and the center thereon is adhesively secured to a supporting card 10, thus leaving the edges of the; member 9 free of the card 10. A plurality of the disks 6 are then adhesively secured to the center of the member 9 to represent a bouquet of flowers.

In Figure 5 a plurality of leaves 11 are painted as by means of water color or otherwise applied to a place card 12 and a disk 13 is adhesively secured in place to represent a conventional flower.

Other uses of the disks 6 as decorative elements with various arrangements of rolling colored paper and similar substances, as well as the use of said disks with various types of backgrounds will be readily apparent to those versed in the art and it is therefore, believed unnecessary to show further embodiments of the invention.

While here shown as being formed and applied by hand, it is apparent that simple rolling, slicing and applying mechanism of a known type could be readily employed, thereby greatly simplifying the application of the present invention.

I claim:

1. A decorative element comprising a, disk of coiled sheet paper having the plane of the sheet coiled substantially parallel to the axis thereof, said disk being adapted to be adhesively secured to a supporting surface.

2. In combination with a supporting background having a basic, but-incomplete decorative design thereon, a disk of coiled relatively soft, flexible sheet material adhesively secured to an incomplete portion of said design to complete it.

3. In combination with a supporting background, an incomplete design element adhesively secured to said background element to have a portion of said design free of said background, and a disk of coiled relatively soft, flexible strip material secured to said incomplete design element to complete it.

EDITH J. CHERRY. 

